Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum Digital Collections

Letter from James Fortier, Port Colborne Light Keeper, to the Honourable Jean Chabot- 1854

Description

Sponsors

This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.

Creators

James Fortier, Correspondent

Honourable Jean Chabot

, Recipient

Media Type

Text

Item Type

Correspondence

Description

A transcription of a letter written by James Fortier, the Port Colborne Lighthouse keeper, to the Honourable Jean Chabot regarding a salary adjustment. The original letter is currently unavailable.

In the letter, Fortier discusses his participation in the War of 1812. He states his involvement at the Battle of Fort Detroit under Major General Sir Isaac Brock and that he was also in charge of a gun boat on Lake Erie that captured the American vessel "Commencement". In September 1813, Fortier was severely wounded by a rifle ball to the head and was taken prisoner for 12 months by enemy forces.

Following the war, Fortier became the 2nd Lighthouse keeper in Port Colborne from 1849 to 1865.

Date of Original

9 May 1854

Subject(s)

Lighthouse keepers
Military - 1812
War of 1812
Brock, Isaac, 1769-1812
War of 1812 Recollections
War of 1812 Veterans
Fortier, James
chabot, Jean., Hon.
Battle of Lake Erie
Fort Detroit

Local identifier

978.162.2

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Port Colborne

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 42.8871591382889 Longitude: -79.2402648925781

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